Rougnat

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Pierre Désarménien^[1]Area41.01 km² (15.83 sq mi)Population476 • Density12/km² (30/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation430–669 m (1,411–2,195 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rougnat (French pronunciation: [ʁuɲa]; Occitan: Ronhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A large area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Aubusson on the D996 and the D4 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	816	—
1968	856	+4.9%
1975	764	−10.7%
1982	676	−11.5%
1990	631	−6.7%
1999	541	−14.3%
2008	556	+2.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
• A dolmen.
• Vestiges of a Roman villa at Cujasseix.
• The fifteenth-century Bodeau castle.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References